2005 United Kingdom general election in England

none September 2020 August 2012 2005 United Kingdom general election in England England parliamentary no 2001 United Kingdom general election in England 2001 List of MPs elected in the 2001 United Kingdom general election 2010 United Kingdom general election in England 2010 All 529 English seats to the House of Commons 61.3% ( 2.1 pp) List of MPs for constituencies in England 2005–10 2005 05 05 yes Tony Blair WEF (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Tony Blair Sedgefield 21 July 1994 Labour Party (UK) 323 seats, 41.4% 286 37 8,050,366 35.5% 5.9 pp Michael Howard (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Michael Howard 6 November 2003 Conservative Party (UK) Folkestone and Hythe 165 seats, 35.2% 194 29 8,114,979 35.7% 0.5 pp Charles_Kennedy_MP_(cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Charles Kennedy 9 August 1999 Liberal Democrats (UK) Ross, Skye & Inverness West 40 seats, 19.4% 47 7 5,201,129 22.9% 3.6 pp On Thursday 5 May 2005, the 2005 United Kingdom general election was held in England, to elect all 646 members of the House of Commons, with 529 constituencies being in England. The governing Labour Party under Tony Blair won an overall majority of seats for the third successive election. Within England, the opposition Conservative Party received 72,544 more votes than the Labour Party, but Labour won an overall majority of English seats.Tories won more votes in England than Labour https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1489521/Tories-won-more-votes-in-England-than-Labour.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160706190412/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1489521/Tories-won-more-votes-in-England-than-Labour.html 6 July 2016 Sparrow Andrew 2005-05-06 The Daily Telegraph en 2020-05-06Agrawal Manoj Electoral Reforms: A Step Towards Good Governance Prabhat Prakashan 2015 978-93-5186-426-4 India 32 The growth in support for PR has stemmed largely from recent concerns about the First Past the Post system. [...] In [the 2005] election, popular vote actually saw the Conservatives getting more support than Labour. The vote share of Conservatives was 35.7% and that of Labour Party was 35.4%. The Liberal Democrats made modest gains, finishing with 23% of the vote and 47 seats. The only other parties to win seats were the Respect Party, who gained Bethnal Green and Bow from Labour, and Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern, who won Wyre Forest for the second election in a row. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 2005 general election in England.https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 21 8 August 2026https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/44 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 12 August 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 57 2006 Affiliation Candidates Conservative and Unionist Party 529 Labour Party 529 Liberal Democrats 528 UK Independence Party 443 Green Party of England and Wales 173 Others 615Total 2,817 Results Below is a table summarising the results of the 2005 general election in England. +PartyBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 57 2006SeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains Losses Net Of all (%) Total Of all (%) Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 286 0 37 37 54.1 8,050,366 35.5 5.9 Conservative Party (UK) 194 32 3 29 36.7 8,114,979 35.7 0.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 47 12 5 7 8.9 5,201,129 22.9 3.6 UK Independence Party 0 0 0 — 576,817 2.5 0.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 — 250,510 1.1 0.4 British National Party 0 0 0 — 189,570 0.8 0.6 Respect Party 1 colspan=2 New 1 0.2 67,422 0.3 New Veritas (political party) 0 colspan=3 New — 39,044 0.2 New Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 1 0 0 0.2 18,739 0.1 Liberal Party (UK, 1989) 0 0 0 — 17,547 0.1   Others and Independents 0 colspan=3 — 177,343 0.8 Total 529 0 100.0 22,704,302 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 61.3https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7529/CBP-7529.pdf UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023, A Century of Elections Cracknell Richard Uberoi Elise Burton Matthew 9 August 2023 House of Commons Library 29 20 October 2026 2.1 Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 35.7 Labour Labour Party (UK) 35.4 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 22.9 UKIP United Kingdom Independence Party 2.6 Green Green Party of England and Wales 1.1 BNP British National Party 0.8 Other #777777 2.3 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour Labour Party (UK) 54.1 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 36.7 Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats (UK) 8.9 Respect Respect Party 0.2 ICHC Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 0.2 By region Regional vote shares and changes are sourced from the BBC. East Midlands +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 25 0 3 3 56.8 785,944 39.0 6.1 Conservative Party (UK) 18 3 0 3 40.9 747,438 37.1 0.2 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 2.3 372,041 18.5 3.1 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 52,998 2.6 1.5 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 10,299 0.5 0.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 7,475 0.4 0.2   Others 0 0 0 0.0 39,087 1.9 1.7 Total 44 2,015,282 62.6 1.8 East of England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 40 6 0 6 71.4 1,147,180 43.3 1.5 Labour Party (UK) 13 0 7 7 23.2 790,372 29.8 7.0 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 0 1 5.4 578,741 21.8 4.3 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 83,112 3.1 0.9 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 25,396 1.0 0.4 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 9,673 0.4 0.4   Others 0 0 0 0.0 15,339 0.5 0.1 Total 56 2,649,813 63.9 2.2 Greater London +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 44 0 11 11 59.5 1,135,687 38.9 8.4 Conservative Party (UK) 21 8 0 8 28.4 931,966 31.9 1.4 Liberal Democrats (UK) 8 2 0 2 10.8 638,333 21.9 4.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 78,595 2.7 1.0 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 42,956 1.5 0.5 Respect Party 1 colspan=2 New 1 1.4 13,243 0.5 New British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 19,024 0.7 0.2   Others 0 0 0 0.0 30,894 1.0 0.3 Total 74 2,918,190 57.8 2.5 North East England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 28https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP05-33/RP05-33.pdf General Election 2005 Final edition 10 March 2006 House of Commons Library 0 0 93.3 580,453 52.9 6.5 Liberal Democrats (UK) 1 0 0 3.3 256,295 23.6 6.6 Conservative Party (UK) 1 0 0 3.3 214,414 19.5 1.8 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 11,703 1.1 0.3 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 9,672 0.9 0.8 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 2,787 0.3   Others 0 0 0 0.0 22,877 2.0 0.8 Total 30 1,098,201 57.1 0.7 North West England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 61 0 3 3 80.3 1,327,670 45.1 5.6 Conservative Party (UK) 9 1 1 11.8 846,195 28.7 0.6 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 3 0 3 7.9 629,250 21.4 4.7 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 58,031 2.0 1.1 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 31,529 1.1 0.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 10,012 0.3 0.1   Others 0 0 0 0.0 43,304 1.5 0.5 Total 76 2,945,991 57.2 1.3 South East England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 58 5 0 5 69.9 1,754,249 45.0 2.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 6 0 2 2 7.2 990,480 25.4 1.7 Labour Party (UK) 19 0 3 3 22.9 951,323 24.4 5.0 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 122,257 3.1 0.6 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 51,910 1.3 0.5 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 3,740 0.1 0.1   Others 0 0 0 0.0 27,639 0.7 0.2 Total 83 3,901,598 64.2 2.6 South West England +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Change (%) Conservative Party (UK) 22 3 1 2 43.1 985,346 38.6 0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 16 3 2 1 31.4 831,134 32.6 1.4 Labour Party (UK) 13 0 3 3 25.5 582,522 22.8 3.5 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 95,492 3.7 1.2 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 33,012 1.3 0.5 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 1,958 0.1 0.1   Others 0 0 0 0.0 23,851 0.9 0.3 Total 51 2,553,315 66.4 1.5 West Midlands +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNet Of all (%)Total Of all (%)Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 39 0 4 4 66.1 937,418 38.9 6.1 Conservative Party (UK) 16 4 1 3 27.1 848,665 34.8 0.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 2 1 1 5.1 450,110 18.6 3.8 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 77,977 3.1 1.3 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 42,581 1.8 1.5 Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 1 0 0 1.7 18,793 0.8 0.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 15,048 0.6 0.2   Others 0 0 0 0.0 32,607 1.3 0.4 Total 59 2,423,145 60.9 2.3 Yorkshire and the Humber +PartySeatsAggregate Votes Total Gains LossesNetOf all (%)Total Of all (%)Change (%) Labour Party (UK) 44 0 3 3 78.6 958,006 43.6 5.0 Conservative Party (UK) 9 2 0 2 16.1 640,552 29.1 1.1 Liberal Democrats (UK) 3 1 0 1 5.4 454,705 20.7 3.6 British National Party 0 0 0 0.0 60,990 2.8 2.6 UKIP 0 0 0 0.0 32,291 1.5 0.4 Green Party of England and Wales 0 0 0 0.0 26,316 1.2 0.3   Others 0 0 0 0.0 26,372 1.2 0.4 Total 56 2,199,232 59.0 2.2 Analysis The total Labour vote in England declined by 6% and by varying amounts in every English Region, but with sharp variations locally. For example, in Bethnal Green and Bow, London, former Labour MP George Galloway, running as a candidate for the anti-war Respect, defeated Oona King (Labour) who in the previous General Election had a majority of 10,057.https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/may/06/politics.ukgeneralelection2005 Chastened Blair wins historic third term Left Sarah 6 May 2005 The Guardian 26 July 2022 Labour polled 70,000 fewer votes in England than the Conservatives, but won 92 more seats.http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/vote2005/html/england.stm Election 2005 - Results, England BBC News 10 May 2005 21 July 2009 Labour regained one of its by-election losses, Leicester South,Waller Robert https://books.google.com/books?id=tDpzBwAAQBAJ&dq=Labour+regained+one+of+its+by-election+losses%2C+Leicester+South%2C+2005&pg=PA13 The Almanac of British Politics Criddle Byron 2007 12–13 Routledge 978-1-135-20676-5 en but saw an increased Liberal Democrat majority in the other, Brent East. Overall, Labour lost 37 English MPs compared to 2001. The Conservatives made gains in most regions of England, though their vote declined in some areas, notably the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber (2% and 1.5% declines, respectively). However, even in regions where the Conservative vote declined, the Labour vote declined by a greater margin, allowing the Conservatives to make gains against Labour. Overall, the Conservatives gained 0.5% of the vote in England compared to 2001, and gained 29 seats. In Enfield Southgate, Conservative David Burrowes ousted Labour Stephen Twigg, who had famously defeated Michael Portillo for that seat in the 1997 elections.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/vote_2005/england/4520471.stm Minister Twigg beaten by Tories 6 May 2005 news.bbc.co.uk 26 July 2022 The Liberal Democrats made modest gains in all regions of England, improving by at least 1% in every region. The party made a net gain of 7 seats, winning a total of 47, the best result for the Liberal Democrats or Liberals in England since 1923.https://books.google.com/books?id=Y1p9DAAAQBAJ&dq=best+result+for+the+Liberal+Democrats+or+Liberals+in+England+since+1923.&pg=PA340 A Short History of the Liberal Party: The Road Back to Power Chris Cook 2010 Springer 9781137056078 340 Google Books Former BBC presenter, Robert Kilroy-Silk, who had joined the UK Independence Party (UKIP) before leaving to set up Veritas, came fourth in Erewash in what was the best performance by Veritas, receiving 2,957 votes. The seat was won by Labour's Liz Blackman. There were regional surges in support for the British National Party, who however failed to win any seats, their highest poll being 16.9% in the Labour stronghold of Barking, East London.https://irr.org.uk/article/london-becomes-bnp-heartland/ London becomes BNP heartland Kundnani Arun 20 October 2005 Institute of Race Relations 26 July 2022 The party fielded 119 candidates in seats throughout the country, gaining 0.7% of the total votes cast. The 119 candidates fielded represented a significant rise as in 2001, the BNP only fielded 33 candidates.https://books.google.com/books?id=WzQlDwAAQBAJ&dq=119+candidates+bnp+33+2001&pg=PA200 Anti-Fascism in Britain Nigel Copsey 2016 Taylor & Francis 200 Google Books 9781138926509 The Green Party came third in Brighton Pavilion (with Keith Taylor as candidate) behind Labour and the Conservatives, taking 21.9% of the votes cast. Despite this unprecedented high share of the vote Taylor was not selected to contest the seat in the 2010 general election, losing his prospective position to Caroline Lucas. The English Democrats gained their highest percentage of the vote in Greenwich and Woolwich, winning 3.4% of votes cast.https://books.google.com/books?id=kB5rDwAAQBAJ&dq=English+Democrats+2005+Greenwich+and+Woolwich&pg=PA154 English Nationalism: A Short History Jeremy Black 2018 Oxford University Press 154 9781787380820 Google Books The Independent Working Class Association stood for the first time in a general election, having previously only stood in local council elections. The party gained 2.1% of the vote in Oxford East. See also 2005 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland 2005 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 2005 United Kingdom general election in Wales References 40em External links https://www.electoral-reform.org.uk/latest-news-and-research/publications/2005-general-election/ The 2005 General Election: Worst Election Ever 27 May 2005 Electoral Reform Society 28 July 2022 en-GB Politics England United Kingdom #England Category:2005 in England 2005